Zepto - Znote 3415W

[Vlaanderen]

Hi all,

After a helping hand from a few of you guys here, I was led to www.zepto.com where I found a company selling good notebooks at good prices right here in my own backyard, Aussieland.

I have had a look and have made a decision on the specs and wanted to run it buy you all for comments and opinions.

15,4" WXGA 1280x800 - 3415W
2.00 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo T7300 800MHz
2 GB DDR2 PC5300 Original Zepto Ram
NVIDIA® Geforce 8600M GT 512 MB
80GB 7200omdr SATA Harddisk Hitachi®
Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Basic - UK
SAMSUNG DVD-RW DL
6 Cell Battery for Znote 2225W/2425W
+ Pick up & Return Service 2 years AUS
COST: $2081.00 AUST

$2000 AUST Being my Limit.

NOTEBOOK WILL BE USED FOR:
Uni work, BF2142, Oblivion, General Net

Standard Questions I have:
Using it for some games, I am paying a bit extra and sacrificing hard drive space for speed, is that the best thing to do?

Has anyone dealt with Zepto before? what does the 2year return service actually entail?

Would I need more gig? should I save and get the 4 gig which is the max the notebook can take? I can get 4 gig of same quality ram for another $177

Also, I can pay $400 for a two year Insurance... opinions?
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Thanks all, anything else you think would be helpful to know, I am listening.

[Charles P. Jefferies]

That looks like a great configuration.

Questions:
- That's up to you. The 7200RPM drive will improve performance, but if you need space then get a 120GB 5400RPM drive. There isn't going to be that much of a difference between them. I have the 120GB 5400RPM in my laptop and it is just fine for everyday usage.

- Check our Zepto forum for feedback on that. Zepto seems to get good marks on the forums.

- 2GB of memory is plenty; you can add more RAM later if needed. We have some benchmarks on this forum that show a noticeable increase in performance with 3GB of RAM vs. 2GB for gaming with an Nvidia 8600M card.

- You're already at your limit and another $400 would put you 20%+ over. Not worth it in my opinion.

[Vlaanderen]

Great

Thanks for the info!

I will have a look and see if I can find that info about the vidcard and ram.

[Gi1b0]

We have some benchmarks on this forum that show a noticeable increase in performance with 3GB of RAM vs. 2GB for gaming with an Nvidia 8600M card.

Where are these, i was just going to get 2gb for my 6224w, is it worth upgrading to 3gb?